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缺少 quēshǎo

缺少 quēshǎo Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 缺少 quēshǎo .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
quēshǎo | que1 shao3
English translation
lack
shortage of
shortfall
to be short (of)
to lack

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HSK level

4

Traditional form

缺少 quēshǎo

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 缺少 quēshǎo

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缺 quē

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 缶 fǒu represents the meaning and 夬 guài represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

夬 guài

Semantic compound

缶 fǒu

Positional decomposition

⿰缶夬

Number of Strokes

10
少 shǎo

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Pictograph of four small dots, representing grains of sand or rice, to convey the meaning "less". Similar to 小 xiǎo .

Positional decomposition

⿱小丿

Number of Strokes

4

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Example sentences using 缺少 quēshǎo

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这 zhè 本 běn 书 Shū 缺少 quēshǎo 两 liǎng 页 yè .

There are two pages missing from this book.

缺少 quēshǎo 一 yī 页 yè .

There is a page missing.

只要 zhǐyào 我 wǒ 有 yǒu 余 Yú 钱 Qián ,就 jiù 不 bù 会 huì 叫 jiào 你 nǐ 缺少 quēshǎo 什么 shénme .

You shall never want while I have any money left.

他 tā 并 bìng 不 bù 像 xiàng 所说的 de 那样 nà yàng 懒 lǎn : 他 tā 只 zhǐ 是 shì 缺少 quēshǎo 活力 huólì .

He's not lazy as such: he just lacks energy.

臂 bì 和 hé 腿 tuǐ 是 shì 人体 rén tǐ 不可 bù kě 缺少 quēshǎo 的 de 部分 bùfen .

The arms and legs are integral parts of a human body.

缺少 quēshǎo Decomposition

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缺少 quēshǎo Compounds

See all 86 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 缺少 quēshǎo in their composition.

  • 缺 quē
    • 少 shǎo
      • 沙 Shā
        • 莎 shā , 鲨 shā , 鯊 shā , 娑 suō , 痧 shā , 挲 sā , 唦, 乷 xx , 桫 suō , 裟 shā , 挱, 桬, 猀, 硰, 逤, 閯, 髿, 鯋
      • 省 shěng
        • 偗, 渻, 箵
      • 劣 liè
        • 挘
      • 抄 chāo
        • 莏
      • 雀 qiāo
        • 蠽 jié , 巀, 熦
      • 賓 bīn
        • 璸 bīn , 矉 pín , 礗 pīn , 蠙, 儐, 嬪 pín , 擯 bìn , 檳 bīn , 殯 bìn , 濱 bīn , 獱, 穦, 繽 bīn , 臏, 薲, 鑌, 馪, 驞, 髕 bìn , 鬢 bìn
      • 眇 miǎo
      • 歲 suì
        • 濊 huì , 薉 wèi , 鐬 huì , 鱥 guì , 劌, 噦 huì , 奯, 檅, 獩, 穢 huì , 饖
      • 毟
        • 毮
      • 妙 miào , 秒 miǎo , 吵 chǎo , 炒 chǎo , 纱 shā , 钞 chāo , 砂 shā , 杪 miǎo , 鈔 chāo , 歩 bù , 訬 chāo , 魦 shā , 仯, 尟, 尠, 玅, 竗, 粆, 紗 shā , 耖, 觘, 赻, 隲, 麨
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